Sr Scientist Material Sciences

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function: Pharmaceutical Product R&D Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium Job Description: Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine The Material Sciences team, part of Johnson & Johnson's Pharmaceutical Product Development & Supply (PPDS) organization, plays an important role in the development of innovative drug products for the synthetic modality portfolio. Guided by our mission—"empowering drug design through excipient intelligence and innovation"—we aim to shape the future of drug products by leveraging our expertise in excipients. A position is available in Beerse, Belgium for a Senior Scientist Material Sciences. Within this role you will provide scientific expertise in drug development teams to select the right excipients for robust formulations and investigating the impact of their physicochemical properties and interactions on drug delivery, product quality and manufacturability. Our mission is to establish structure-functionality relationships for excipients to innovate and enhance drug delivery and to ensure a robust supply chain for liquid, solid and semisolid dosage forms. As material scientist you lead all aspects of excipient qualification and contribute to the successful development of life-saving drugs using innovative characterization tools and your own creativity. Join us to work at the forefront of material and supplier exploration, experiment with novel formulation platforms, and lead impactful projects that shape the future of drug development! Key responsibilities: Support drug product development teams with the selection of appropriate excipients and their grades based on chemical and physical compatibility, functional performance and processability. Development of innovative drug delivery platforms by collaboration with internal and external experts, focusing on excipients. Material and supplier exploration for novel formulation platforms, leading a cross-functional assessment including strong interactions with e.g. toxicology, analytical development, quality and procurement. Designing and executing experiments for excipient characterization, generating in-depth material understanding to support formulation design and process development. Development of the excipient control strategy in collaboration with the product development team and suppliers based on material criticality to the product and typical batch-to-batch variability. Qualification of the selected excipients for clinical and commercial use, accounting for regulatory compliance. Qualifications Education: Experienced PhD in any of the following or closely related fields: Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Bio engineering or Pharmaceutical Sciences Experience and skills Required: Profound knowledge of material (excipient) properties, characterization and drug product manufacturing methods. Hands-on expertise of analytical and physical characterization techniques Likes to be part of a team and work cross disciplinary. Able to manage multiple projects in parallel and to prioritize based on insights into business value and risk You are fluent in English, both spoken and written Excellent oral and written communication skills. Additional assets: Demonstrated expertise in drug delivery of oral peptides. Familiarity with opportunities to enhance permeability and stability, as well as experience with targeted or local delivery is a distinct advantage. Experience in lipid-based formulation design and process development (liposomes, solid-lipid nanoparticles, SNEDDS) #DPDS Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Coaching, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Drug Discovery Development, Goal Attainment, Market Research, Organizing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Trends, Product Development, Product Strategies, Report Writing, Research Documents, Research Proposals, Scientific Research, Standard Scientific Processes and Procedures, Technologically Savvy The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €72,500.00 - €115,230.00 Benefits: In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.